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Jeff Hall never had a choice but to become an entrepreneur.

At the age of 7, he sold candybecause money meant escaping his life of poverty and neglect. At the age of 13, he acquired areputation as a computer nerd at school quite by accident and began working on his school’scomputers. At 15, he began his company, Overflow Cafe, in order to keep from being evictedfrom his home, and at 17 was lying about his age to get the commercial lease for his first office.

Remarkably, he is still helping new and small businesses become popular online atOverflow Cafe 23 years later along with another 4 successful startups under his belt.

[2:28] You have quite the extraordinary story, tell us about one of your failures- I’m sure it wasn’t easy!The one that keep him up at night are losing the relationshipsExtremely aggressive trying to grow a businessIf you ever want to grow your business you need to deal with peopleEveryone has their own agenda

[6:49] What’s the difference between running a business with money and running itwith no money?Starting with no money makes you take your time to do your due diligence, you innovate and make less mistakesThrowing money at things are easy, when you get more money it’s easy to throw money at problems, but it’s not the best way.

[10:18] What advice would you give to someone starting out in business?It’s good to be cautious, know your numbers!Know everything there is to know about your business

[12:35] What are some of the other startups you have?High Tech Computer Systems – bring in PC to be upgradedPrepaid gift card companyKickstarter- over 200 participated in

[14:35] For bloggers: What are some of the metrics that search engines use to rank websites?Don’t aim for 100,000 blog posts that nobody will readyRather have higher quality postsPeople delete tons of posts to rank higher

[16:35] For people with online businesses: How can a website convert a visitors to paying customer?Tons of companies charge a figure to figure it outHave tons of photos of the product, ask yourself what people want to know.

[20:11] 30 second elevator pitch for Overflow CafeFounded when Jeff was 15- they make websites popular.

In his 10th year traveling the world with his family, successful 4-hour workweek entrepreneur and founder of the Family Adventure Summit, Brandon Pearce is passionate about living life to the fullest while inspiring others to live their heartfelt dreams.

Jason from The Wealth Hound is an aspiring entrepreneur, husband & father. He recently got out of the US Airforce and is a die-hard Michigan State fan. His blog is all about personal finance, investing and every day money tips.

Marc Andre is personal finance blogger who writes at Vital Dollar. He’s been a self-employed internet marketer since 2008 and prior to that he worked for a few years as an auditor and in other finance fields. He really got into his groove with internet marketing and has some interesting views on using your hobby as an investment tool.

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